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10 Reasons For

Reasonably Priced

Several people mentioned in their reviews that it was good value for money. Deo said on Amazon in December “A good value purchase” in their review. Rastus Brown said this year “Thank you for the good service and price”.

Easy to Use

One customer who bought the product considered that it was easy to setup. Deo said “It was easy to set up” in their Acer 202HQL review.

Good Brand

Acer is one of the superior PC screen manufacturers according to average reviews from users and experts, and Acer also has good reviews for its small monitors.

LED Display Type

This PC display has an LED display type, which is typical of many PC screens of a similar type and age to it.

There are a number of other PC displays that have an LED Display currently available which you might also want to look at including because of it's better review score, the iiyama E1780SD (£103.50).

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1600 X 900 Graphics Resolution

The Acer 202HQL has a maximum resolution of 1600 x 900. That's 13% more resolution than a 1280 x 1024 (SXGA) flatpanel monitor, which is the most frequently found resolution. The resolution of all small monitors that have been available for more than two years ranges from 640 x 350 to 1920 x 1080 (HD 1080).

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Has Two Cables Included

The Acer 202HQL has a greater number of cables included than most flatpanel monitors that are a similar age to it. This LCD screen has a VGA cable included, which is the most frequently found cable included found on comparable spec PC screens that have been available for more than two years. The cable included "AC" is also found on this PC screen.

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Shallow

At only 50 millimeters, the Acer 202HQL is quite shallow compared to most of the other similar spec PC displays that have been available for around the same time as the 202HQL. Small monitors that have been on the market for around the same time as the 202HQL have depths of between 2.7mm and 460mm, and the average depth is 96mm.

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Quite Big Display Diagonal

With a display diagonal of 49.5 centimeters, the Acer 202HQL has one of the bigger screen sizes amongst small monitors of this age. The smallest display diagonal of small monitors that are a similar age to the 202HQL is 8.9cm and the biggest is 440cm.

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Light

The Acer 202HQL is fairly light (only 2.2 kilograms) compared to most of the other small monitors that were launched more than two years ago. The lightest small monitor that is a comparable age to the 202HQL is 2.9g weight, the heaviest is 19kg, and the average weight is 3.3kg.

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Short

The Acer 202HQL is quite short (only 276.2 millimeters) compared to most of the other PC monitors of this age and spec. The heights of small monitors that have been on the market for a similar time to the 202HQL range from 5mm to 560mm, and the average height is 310mm.

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7 Reasons Against

Does Not Have a Built-In Speaker

Most small monitors that are a comparable age to the 202HQL do not have a built-in speaker. The Acer 202HQL is no exception to this as it too does not have a built-in speaker.

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Not 3D Compatible

The Acer 202HQL is not 3D compatible. Most of the other comparable spec PC monitors that are a similar age to the 202HQL are also not 3D compatible.

If you want a PC monitor that is 3D compatible then you might also want to look at the Neovo C-17 (£96.61), or the Samsung SMT-1934 (£133.00).

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Does Not Have a Built-In Camera

Most small monitors that have been available for around the same time as the 202HQL do not have a built-in camera. The Acer 202HQL is no exception to this as it too does not have a built-in camera.

We compared this PC monitor to all the other PC displays with a built-in camera and we think the Asus VK207 (£124.99) is also worth considering.

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Does Not Have an Integrated Card Reader

Like most of the other comparable spec LCD screens that have been available for a similar time to the 202HQL, the Acer 202HQL does not have an integrated card reader.

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Very Narrow Vertical Viewing Angle

With a vertical viewing angle of only 65 degrees, the Acer 202HQL has one of the narrower vertical viewing angles amongst PC screens of this age. Small monitors that have been on the market for around the same time as the 202HQL have vertical viewing angles of between 40° and 180°, and the average vertical viewing angle is 140°.

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Very Narrow Horizontal Viewing Angle

At only 90 degrees, the Acer 202HQL has a quite narrow horizontal viewing angle compared to most of the other small monitors that are a comparable age to the 202HQL. Across all the small monitors that were released more than two years ago the horizontal viewing angles range from 40° to 180°.

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Very Dim Display Brightness

Flatpanel monitors that have been on the market for a similar time to the 202HQL have display brightness of between 180 cd/m² and 450 cd/m², and the average display brightness is 250 cd/m². The Acer 202HQL has a fairly dim display brightness (only 200 candellas per square meter) compared to most of the other small monitors that came out around the same time as the 202HQL.

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2 Other reasons to consider the Acer 202HQL

OK Running Costs

The 202HQL is typical compared to the other 264 flatpanel monitors of this age and spec that we have looked at for running costs. Based on typical energy prices and usage levels, we estimate the 202HQL will cost £25 over 5 years to run.

Running costs for this PC monitor have been estimated based on other similar PC monitors. If you know how much electricity and water the Acer 202HQLuses then please let us know by entering those figures in the boxes above.

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Running this PC monitor over 5 years will generate 0.12 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2).

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To offset that much CO2 you would need to plant 4 tree seedlings and grow them for 10 years.